leno

[ lee-noh ]

/ ˈli noʊ /

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noun, plural le·nos.

Also called leno weave, gauze weave. a weave structure in which paired warp yarns are intertwined in a series of figure eights and filling yarn is passed through each of the interstices so formed, producing a firm, open mesh.

any fabric in this weave.

adjective

made in leno weave.

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Origin of leno

1850–55; perhaps Anglicized variant of French linon lawn, derivative of lin linen (<Latin līnum flax)

Words nearby leno

Lenni Lenape, Lennon, Lennox, Lennox-Gastaut syndrome, Lenny, leno, Lenoir, Lenore, Lenôtre, Lenox, lens

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How to use leno in a sentence

According to The Wall Street Journal, it took Jay Leno only four years to make nearly 1,000 Viagra jokes on The Tonight Show.
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Jay Leno signed off from The Tonight Show after 22 years in February.
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Cruz cracked jokes that had been borrowed from Jay Leno and boasted of all that conservatives had somehow achieved despite Obama.
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On Tuesday, Apple informed Leno that it was dropping its opposition to the bill.
Murdered for Her iPhone|Michael Daly|May 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Leno immediately sought to have the Senate reconsider the measure, and it could come to a revote this week.
Murdered for Her iPhone|Michael Daly|May 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Leno answers very well, but is somewhat easily torn, and will have to be frequently renewed.
The Sea Shore|William S. Furneaux
The mouth of the bottle should be covered with gauze or leno, and a bit of moistened sugar put on the top outside.
The Butterflies of the British Isles|Richard South
A thin cotton fabric, woven in the same way, is known as leno, to distinguish it from muslin made by plain weaving.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 5|Various
It was like poor Dan Leno's hunting song, 'Away, away and away.
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With characteristic humour Dan Leno sent me a bottle of Tatcho for them!
The Secrets of a Savoyard|Henry A. Lytton

British Dictionary definitions for leno (1 of 2)

leno

/ (ˈliːnəʊ) /

noun plural -nos

(in textiles) a weave in which the warp yarns are twisted together in pairs between the weft or filling yarns

a fabric of this weave

Word Origin for leno

C19: probably from French linon lawn, from lin flax, from Latin līnum. See linen

British Dictionary definitions for leno (2 of 2)

Leno

/ (ˈliːnəʊ) /

noun

Dan, original name George Galvin. 1860–1904, British music-hall entertainer, noted esp for his pantomime performances: he died insane

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